Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks at the State Department's Anti-Corruption Champion Award Ceremony in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2024.
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Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in hospital after being injured while traveling with a transport delegation in Luxembourgher office said Friday.
Pelosi, 84, “suffered an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” her spokesman Ian Krager said in a statement. press release.
The Democratic speaker emerita and the current US representative from California “is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals,” Krager said.
“She is still working and regrets that she cannot attend the rest of CODEL's duties,” he said.
The spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for additional details about the incident.
In a photo shared by the US Embassy in Luxembourg earlier Friday, Pelosi can be seen standing and holding the hand of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who led the delegation.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is seen here at the US Embassy in Luxembourg on December 13, 2024.
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In an X post later on Friday, McCaul predicted that Pelosi will recover soon.
“I am disappointed that Speaker Emerita Pelosi will not be able to join the rest of our delegation's events this weekend because I know how much she was looking forward to being honoring our veterans,” McCaul wrote.
“But she's strong, and I'm confident she'll be back on her feet in no time. Praying for a speedy recovery, @SpeakerPelosi!”
The bipartisan one, 18 – member a delegation was scheduled to travel to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, when German and Allied forces clashed in the Ardennes region during World War II.
US lawmakers were set to participate in anniversary ceremonies Friday and Saturday “along with veterans and their families, active-duty service members, government and military officials and foreign dignitaries,” Pelosi's office said ahead of the trip.
Krager said in a statement Friday that Pelosi “thanks and applauds our veterans and thanks the people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe.” “
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi was personally and officially honored to travel with the distinguished delegation, many of whom had family members who fought in World War II – including a brother her father, Johnny,” the spokesperson said.
“She is looking forward to returning home to the United States soon,” he said.
